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Word of the month: Cloudburst

Janean Fischli, April 1, 2025

A cloud burst is a sudden, heavy rainfall that usually occurs very locally and […]

SAT classes at Primavera English

Hela Goodwin, March 12, 2025

Hoping to study in the United States after high school? If so, you are […]

Where the wild things are

Hela Goodwin, February 19, 2025

Last week at Primavera English we wrapped up our Colonia de Vacaciones program with […]

Pulling someone’s leg

Evelyn Koppschall, February 10, 2025

The expression “to pull someone’s leg” is a common expression you’re sure to hear […]

Word of the month: Habitat

Janean Fischli, January 29, 2025

Habitat N. a place where a plant, animal or other organism lives and has […]

Turning over a New Leaf

Hela Goodwin, January 9, 2025

New Year’s Resolutions are hard to hold to, but how about ‘turning over a […]

Parachuting?

Janean Fischli, December 16, 2024

It is December again and our kids activity classes are in full swing. This year, one of the teachers was inspired to make a parachute...

Island. Why don’t we say the “s”?

Janean Fischli, November 7, 2024

In Old English, the word for land surrounded by water was igland, which later became iland. However, mistaken English scholars changed the spelling...

Word of the Month: Bluster

Jeanette Boller, September 20, 2024

In recent days here in Asuncion, there has been a lot of wind, which made me think of this word...

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